| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Weir (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Langer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ian Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Geiger (fresh) SG - Edward Davies (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Eckhart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Homer Terpstra (fresh) C - Wallace Stevenson (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart inbounds the ball | 30-14 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Davies | 30-17 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | John Eckhart steals it from Kenneth Langer | 30-17 |
| 19:08 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart loses the dribble to Ian Fisher | 30-17 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Charles Weir is fouled on the floor by John Eckhart - foul #2 on John Eckhart, team foul #1 | 30-17 |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | Ian Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-17 |
| 18:07 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-20 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | Charles Weir's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (SG) Marc Tolbert | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 17:16 | Cleveland State | Wallace Stevenson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Raymond Geiger | 30-23 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Edward Davies picks off the pass by Roy Nixon | 30-23 |
| 16:32 | Cleveland State | Edward Davies misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-23 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Charles Weir snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 16:04 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 16:00 | Cleveland State | Edward Davies connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Wallace Stevenson | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alvin Betton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Nixon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Weir (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Langer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ian Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Geiger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Eckhart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Homer Terpstra (fairly fresh) C - Wallace Stevenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Alvin Betton | 33-25 |
| 15:11 | Cleveland State | Homer Terpstra makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond Geiger | 33-27 |
| 14:42 | Ohio State | Ian Fisher loses the dribble to John Eckhart | 33-27 |
| 14:33 | Cleveland State | Homer Terpstra's fadeaway is rejected by Ian Fisher | 33-27 |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Kenneth Langer gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Kenneth Langer can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Davies - foul #1 on Edward Davies, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Kyle Puente (SF), Jamie Hereford (C) Alvin Betton, Charles Weir, Ian Fisher | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier (PG), Timothy Mattern (SG), George Smith (SF), Todd Slomkowski (PF), Richard Smith (C) Raymond Geiger, Edward Davies, John Eckhart, Homer Terpstra, Wallace Stevenson | |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Kenneth Langer makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Kenneth Langer misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford snags the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth Langer hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Todd Slomkowski - foul #1 on Todd Slomkowski, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth Langer makes the free throw | 37-27 |
| 13:29 | Cleveland State | Timothy Mattern comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jamie Hereford | 37-27 |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG), Nelson Holtman (PF) Roy Nixon, Kenneth Langer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | Timothy Mattern misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Nelson Holtman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton's pass is intercepted by George Smith | 37-27 |
| 12:15 | Cleveland State | George Smith banks in the layup | 37-29 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Nelson Holtman's layup is rejected by George Smith | 37-29 |
| 11:49 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton grabs the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nelson Holtman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Dwight Cavalier (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Mattern (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Slomkowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kyle Puente | 40-29 |
| 11:01 | Cleveland State | Timothy Mattern clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Nelson Holtman gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is fouled on the floor by George Smith - foul #2 on George Smith, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (SG), Charles Weir (SF), Kenneth Langer (PF), Ian Fisher (C) Alvin Betton, Kyle Puente, Nelson Holtman, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Edward Davies (SG), John Eckhart (SF), Homer Terpstra (PF), Wallace Stevenson (C) Dwight Cavalier, George Smith, Todd Slomkowski, Richard Smith | |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-29 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Ian Fisher grabs the offensive board | 40-29 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Charles Weir can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Eckhart - foul #3 on John Eckhart, team foul #5 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Peter Grundy (PG) Timothy Mattern | |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Charles Weir makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Charles Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 09:47 | Cleveland State | Edward Davies misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Kenneth Langer grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Charles Weir hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Nixon | 45-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | Homer Terpstra comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-29 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Charles Weir grabs the board | 45-29 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-29 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Ian Fisher tips it back up and in | 47-29 |
| 08:36 | Cleveland State | Peter Grundy's pass is intercepted by Charles Weir | 47-29 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Ian Fisher misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-29 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | Homer Terpstra grabs the board | 47-29 |
| 07:54 | Cleveland State | Wallace Stevenson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ian Fisher - foul #1 on Ian Fisher, team foul #1 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF), Nelson Holtman (PF) Charles Weir, Kenneth Langer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Geiger (PG), Dwight Cavalier (SF) Peter Grundy, John Eckhart | |
| 07:54 | Cleveland State | Wallace Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 07:54 | Cleveland State | Wallace Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Nelson Holtman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-30 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Nixon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nelson Holtman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ian Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Geiger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dwight Cavalier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Homer Terpstra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Stevenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Ian Fisher misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Geiger - foul #3 on Raymond Geiger, team foul #6 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (PG) Marc Tolbert | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Todd Slomkowski (PF), Richard Smith (C) Homer Terpstra, Wallace Stevenson | |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Ian Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Ian Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Raymond Geiger connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Davies | 48-32 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon is hacked by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #7 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Langer (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Nelson Holtman, Ian Fisher | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Eckhart (SF) Edward Davies | |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 06:43 | Cleveland State | Todd Slomkowski grabs the board | 48-32 |
| 06:28 | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-34 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alvin Betton | 50-34 |
| 05:46 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith blows the layup | 50-34 |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Kenneth Langer grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 05:23 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Roy Nixon - foul #2 on Roy Nixon, team foul #2 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Charles Weir (SG), Ian Fisher (C) Alvin Betton, Roy Nixon, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Mattern (SG), George Smith (SF) Raymond Geiger, John Eckhart | |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier misses the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Kenneth Langer gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Charles Weir hits a shot from the right block set up by Ian Fisher | 52-35 |
| 04:27 | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier loses the ball out of bounds | 52-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG) Kyle Puente | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Peter Grundy (PG), Henry Rehm (C) Dwight Cavalier, Richard Smith | |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Charles Weir can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by George Smith - foul #3 on George Smith, team foul #8 | 52-35 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Charles Weir makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Charles Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 03:46 | Cleveland State | Timothy Mattern misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 54-35 |
| 03:44 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Rehm | 54-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Weir (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Langer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ian Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Peter Grundy (fresh) SG - Timothy Mattern (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Todd Slomkowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Rehm (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Cleveland State | Peter Grundy loses the ball out of bounds | 54-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (SG), Nelson Holtman (PF) Alvin Betton, Kenneth Langer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier (SF) Todd Slomkowski | |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | George Smith is called for the reach on Nelson Holtman - foul #4 on George Smith, team foul #9 | 54-35 |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | Nelson Holtman makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | Nelson Holtman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-35 |
| 03:12 | Cleveland State | George Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-35 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Charles Weir grabs the defensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Nelson Holtman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Mattern - foul #1 on Timothy Mattern, team foul #10 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford (C) Ian Fisher | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Smith (C) Henry Rehm | |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Nelson Holtman misses the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Nelson Holtman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-35 |
| 02:49 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to George Smith | 56-35 |
| 02:34 | Cleveland State | Timothy Mattern hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Smith | 56-38 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert drills a runner from close range set up by Roy Nixon and he's fouled by Peter Grundy - foul #1 on Peter Grundy, team foul #11 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF), Kenneth Langer (PF) Charles Weir, Nelson Holtman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Todd Slomkowski (PF) George Smith | |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the free throw | 59-38 |
| 02:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG), Charles Weir (SF), Ian Fisher (C) Roy Nixon, Kyle Puente, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Smith (SF) Peter Grundy | |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Ian Fisher scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Weir | 62-38 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:16 | Cleveland State | Timothy Mattern clanks a shot from the left side | 62-38 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier snags the offensive board | 62-38 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier makes the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Marc Tolbert - foul #1 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #3 | 62-40 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier makes the free throw | 62-41 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | George Smith is called for the reach on Charles Weir - foul #5 on George Smith, team foul #12 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Peter Grundy (PG) George Smith | |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Charles Weir makes the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Charles Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-41 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Kenneth Langer grabs the defensive rebound | 64-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Kenneth Langer blows the layup | 64-41 |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Peter Grundy | 64-41 |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Todd Slomkowski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-44 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert runs out the clock | 64-44 |